| In UK, a business establishment which houses | | | | them. |
| minimum of 5 employees is mandated to comply | | | | Here, you may be taught by the trainer not only |
| with the state's fire protection and safety code. | | | | how to operate extinguishers but how to read |
| This means that the owner/ employer should be | | | | the signs and correctly identify their use and |
| able to protect his staff from the risk of blazes | | | | appropriateness depending on the classification of |
| and provide for means and tools to help keep his | | | | the blaze as identified. |
| employees safe in case of a real blaze. | | | | 4. How and when to activate fire alarms. |
| One effective tool that almost every employer | | | | As you may know, there are several types of |
| chooses to give his employees is proper fire | | | | alarms that one building may have. So everybody |
| training. They are usually given by accredited | | | | should know how to set them off when the |
| training companies that offer theoretical and actual | | | | flames come to a critical level. Of course, when |
| training on how to apply safety precautions and | | | | the alarms are automatic, one specific part of this |
| operate extinguishers or other equipment if need | | | | topic is to teach everybody how to prevent |
| be. | | | | themselves from accidentally setting them off. |
| These trainings can easily last for days or even | | | | 5. What to do in case of fire. |
| weeks depending on the scopes of the session. | | | | This perhaps is the most important. On this part, |
| To give you an idea on what to expect, here are | | | | you and your employees will be taught how to |
| some of the topics that are often discussed in | | | | respond to alarms when raised. The lecture may |
| most fire trainings given all around UK. | | | | include instructions how to exit the building, what a |
| 1. Prevention measures. | | | | person who is a part of the company brigade |
| This part of the outline discusses several risk | | | | system supposed to do. |
| factors and how to avoid them. Here, you will | | | | Note that this part of the training is more often |
| know which appliances or materials pose the | | | | customized. You as an owner may need to walk |
| greatest hazard and what you and your | | | | the trainer into the building and personally show |
| employees should do to somehow minimize the | | | | him the location of the alarms and pre - set exits. |
| dangers they pose. | | | | This way, when he goes about the training, he |
| The information that you will learn here is very | | | | knows exactly where to direct everybody during |
| important because they are not only applicable in | | | | drills that usually follow shortly. |
| the work place but in a home environment as | | | | Those are some of the topics discussed during |
| well. | | | | trainings. More topics may be included depending |
| 2. Types of fires and their behavior. | | | | on your preference. Fire marshall trainings for |
| This part talks about the five recognized types of | | | | your company would have the tendency to tackle |
| blaze in UK, their usual origins and how fast or | | | | more topics and in turn cost more. |
| how slow it takes them to spread. Sometimes, | | | | Now the question remains, are these trainings |
| this part of the outline becomes the introductory | | | | worth it? Definitely, after all, your employees are |
| part to the next topic which is... | | | | one of the most important assets in your |
| 3. Types of fire fighting tools and how to use | | | | business. |